wiggle Definition
wig·gle (wig′əl)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·gled, -·gling
to move or cause to move with short, jerky or twisting motions from side to side; wriggle shakily or sinuously
Etymology: ME wigelen, prob. < MDu & MLowG wiggelen, freq. of wiggen, to move from side to side, akin to OE wegan, to move: for IE base see wag
noun
the act or an instance of wiggling
wiggle Synonyms
wiggle
v.
wiggle Usage Examples
Object
- bit: Sier stands up and wiggles a bit Sier says in kestrel, " Let us set a trap for him in the jungle.
- finger: There are an infinite number of ways you could wiggle a finger or waggle your head.
- toe: Some people learn ways out of it, such as wiggling one toe, or just lying back and waiting for it to pass.
Converse of object
- get: Blind Children's Fund, 1997 A sequel to " Get a wiggle on.
- have: When SB went upstairs to bed with Chris, I had a wiggle and giggle with BB.
Adjective modifier
- little: Paddle left and your little arm wiggles frantically, spinning you round in a circle.
- small: In reality, these infinities can never be realized because of the intervention of physical forces, which prevent further smaller wiggles being made.
Modifies a noun
- room: Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
- match: When the errors are correlated ( as for combinations and wiggle matches ), A n is used instead.
Modifying Another Word
- away: Just beyond this is Salter's Lode Sluice and Well Creek wiggling away to the top of picture.
- then: Now the custom was for the ground crew member to slip off, and then wiggle the elevator as a signal to the pilot.
- about: Press the timber firmly against the wall and wiggle about to push the lines of adhesive flat against the wall.
- just: I can whistle through my fingers, and wiggle just one ear.
- gently: Gently wiggle it so the oil coats the membranes on all sides.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- around: Hands all wiggling around in claw shapes, like you're trying to scare the computer into doing what you want.
- out: Extend your arms out either side of you until you can no longer see your fingers wiggling out of the corners of your eyes.
- down: This prevents the baby from wiggling down under the covers, helping to avoid the risk of suffocation.
- up: They're sort of wiggling up ahead in the space that the rest of the creature is going to occupy.
Preposition: of
hip: A trademark wiggle of the hips took him away from a challenge and he carried the ball goalwards.
Noun used with modifier
bar: I ride a few trails where the bar wiggle is needed to get between the trees.

